What is the fundamental basis for trade among nations? ( )
A. shortages or surpluses in nations that do not trade
B. misguided economic policies
C. absolute advantage
D. comparative advantage
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price ceiling is ( )
A. often imposed on markets in which “cutthroat competition” would prevail without a price ceiling.
B. a legal maximum on the price at which a good can be sold.
C. often imposed when sellers of a good are successful in their attempts to convince the government that the market outcome is unfair without a price ceiling.
D. All of the above are correct.
A price floor is ( )
A. a legal minimum on the price at which a good can be sold.
B. often imposed when sellers of a good are successful in their attempts to convince the government that the market outcome is unfair without a price floor.
C. a source of inefficiency in a market.
D. All of the above are correct.
When shortage exists in market, sellers ( )
A. raise price, which increases quantity demanded and decreases quantity supplied until the shortage is eliminated.
B. raise price, which decreases quantity demanded and increases quantity supplied until the shortage is eliminated.
C. lower price, which increases quantity demanded and decreases quantity supplied until the shortage is eliminated.
D. lower price, which decreases quantity demanded and increases quantity supplied until the shortage is eliminated.
The price elasticity of demand measures how much ( )
A. quantity demanded responds to a change in price.
B. quantity demanded responds to a change in income.
C. price responds to a change in demand.
D. demand responds to a change in supply.